Lions | Ameer Abdullah piles up yards

Detroit Lions RB Ameer Abdullah rushed 13 times for 60 yards and caught three passes for 39 yards against the New England Patriots in the preseason Friday, Aug. 25.

Footballguys View: Abdullah was treated like a workhorse and produced like one. His ADP should rise after this performance, which makes him look like a safe RB2 with an RB1 weekly upside.

Patriots | Two scores for Chris Hogan

New England Patriots WR Chris Hogan finished with four catches for 70 yards and two touchdowns against the Detroit Lions in the preseason Friday, Aug. 25.

Footballguys View: Hogan has been developing even better chemistry with Tom Brady and if Julian Edelman is out for the year, he might be worth as much as a 6th or 7th round pick with upside to do more.

Patriots | Mike Gillislee makes immediate impact

New England Patriots RB Mike Gillislee made his preseason debut Friday, Aug. 25, finishing with eight carries for 38 yards and a touchdown against the Detroit Lions.

Footballguys View: Gillislee split snaps with James White and Dion Lewis just about equally. He didn’t have to share with Rex Burkhead, who was out after missing practice this week, but it looks like Gillislee will be the primary between the tackles ballcarrier and goal line back.